I think that most of the geeks would agree that Microsoft’s Remote Desktop is one of the best remote access solutions, as far as the user experience is concerned. It beats VNC hands down, and there’s nothing else besides VNC for Linux. Or is there? Of course there is! FreeNX – the free version of an excellent remote desktop solution by NoMachine. Here’s an excellent post on how to set it up painlessly on Ubuntu. It’s almost as good as RDP. Their commercial version has all the bells and whistles that RDP has, and more.